Yves Le Saux
Yves Le Saux (born 1960) is a French prelate of the Catholic Church who was bishop of Le Mans from 2009 to 2022. He has been appointed bishop of Annecy. He is a member of the Emmanuel Community.
Biography
[edit]Yves Le Saux was born on 24 December 1960 in Hennebont in Brittany. After completing his classical studies, he attended the Institut Catholique de Paris for a year and then entered the Seminary of Autun as a member of the Emmanuel Community. He studied philosophy and theology at the Institut d'Etudes Théologiques (IET)[a] in Brussels, where he obtained his bachelor’s degree in theology. He was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Autun on 22 June 1986.[3]
He has held pastoral positions in the diocese as well as offices of the Community. He was chaplain at the shrines of Paray-le-Monial and superior of the chaplains from 1992 to 1997; participated in creating the Ecole Internationale de Formation à l'Evangélisation (EIFE) of Paray-le-Monial between 1986 and 1992; Autun's episcopal delegate for the Pastoral Care of the Family from 1995 to 1997; and led the preparatory year for the Emmanuel Community at the Maison Saint-Joseph in Namur, Belgium, from 1997 to 2002. From 2002 to 2008 he was responsible for priests, deacons and seminarians of the same community.[3]
On 21 November 2008, Pope Benedict XVI named him Bishop of Le Mans.[3] He received his episcopal consecration on 25 January 2009.[4]
On 27 June 2022, Pope Francis named him bishop of Annecy.[4]
Within the Conference of French Bishops, Le Saux is president of the editorial committee of KTO-Television, a member of the episcopal commission for consecrated life, and a permanent guest of its council for communication.[5]
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "L'IÉT : Une aventure théologique..." Forum Saint-Michel (in French). Retrieved 15 March 2020.
La Faculté de Théologie des Jésuites à Bruxelles, ou Institut d'Études Théologiques (IET), créée en 1968, va s'arrêter de fonctionner, après cinquante années au service de l'Église.
- ^ "Prochaine fermeture de l'IET à Bruxelles: une décision purement matérielle". CathoBel (in French). 17 May 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ a b c "Rinunce e Nomine, 21.11.2008" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 21 November 2008. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- ^ a b "Rinunce e Nomine, 27.07.2022" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
- ^ "Mgr Yves Le Saux". Eglise Catholique en France (in French). Archived from the original on 3 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
External links
[edit]- "Biographie" (in French). Église catholique en Sarthe. 6 June 2019.
